Today Weather

Sunny. Light winds becoming NE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

Tomorrow

15°

Min

27°

Max

Sunny. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

7 day forecast

Today:
Sunny. Light winds becoming NE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

Forecast for Bowen (20.0121°S, 148.2463°E, 13m AMSL)

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Summary

Minimum

15°

13°

14°

15°

17°

16°

16°

Maximum

27°

28°

28°

28°

28°

28°

28°

Chance of rain

5%

5%

10%

10%

5%

30%

40%

Likely amount

< 1mm

< 1mm

< 1mm

< 1mm

< 1mm

< 1mm

< 1mm

UV index

Very High

Very High

Very High

Extreme

-

-

-

Frost risk

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

9am

3pm

Wind speed

15(km/h)

19(km/h)

3(km/h)

14(km/h)

1(km/h)

16(km/h)

9(km/h)

22(km/h)

16(km/h)

26(km/h)

17(km/h)

25(km/h)

15(km/h)

25(km/h)

Wind direction

ESE

E

ESE

ENE

WSW

ENE

E

E

ESE

E

ESE

ESE

SE

E

Relative humidity

66%

66%

65%

63%

69%

69%

79%

77%

71%

73%

74%

71%

76%

73%

Dew point

18°C

19°C

17°C

19°C

18°C

21°C

21°C

22°C

21°C

21°C

20°C

21°C

20°C

22°C

First light

5:41am

5:40am

5:39am

5:38am

5:37am

5:36am

5:36am

Sunrise

6:03am

6:02am

6:01am

6:00am

5:59am

5:58am

5:58am

Sunset

6:02pm

6:02pm

6:02pm

6:02pm

6:03pm

6:03pm

6:03pm

Last light

6:24pm

6:24pm

6:24pm

6:24pm

6:25pm

6:25pm

6:25pm

28 Day Rainfall forecast

Bowen Rain Forecast

Bowen 28-day Rainfall Forecast

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

15

16

17

18

19

20
MEDIUM

21
HIGH

22

23

24

25
LOW

26
LOW

27
LOW

28
LOW

29

30

Oct 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8
LOW

9
LOW

10

11
LOW

12

13

CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICT

NIL < 25%

LOW 25% to 50%

MEDIUM 50% to 75%

HIGH ≥ 75%

Issued Sep15

Issue Notes

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are five main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, eastern Australia, the south Pacific, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Summary:

Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 3 October to 7 October, 12 October to 16 October, and 18 October to 22 October. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 8 October to 12 October.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 26 September to 30 September, 10 October to 14 October, and 14 October to 18 October.

12 Month Rainfall Forecast

Bowen Rain Forecast

Bowen 12-month Rainfall Forecast

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

2019

2020

3

5

5

6

4

5

5

10

7

8

9

8

10

5

0

1

2 - 3

4 - 7

8 - 9

10

Well below normal

Below normal

Near normal

Above normal

Well above normal

Issue Notes - Issued Sep 10

ENSO status: Neutral
IOD status: Positive
Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) continued the cooling trend over the central Pacific during August, with areas in the eastern equatorial Pacific exhibiting below average temperatures for the first time in about two years.
The Nino3.4 index lingered between 0.2 and 0.1 through the month of August. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a value of -4.4 during the past month, which remains in neutral territory.
Current consensus suggests warmer than average SSTs will persist across the equatorial Pacific Ocean through the austral spring, but well within neutral values. Although, three out of eight international models maintain a slightly warmer than average Pacific Ocean through the end of 2019, none of these are likely to reach El Nino thresholds during the 2019/2020 summer. Moreover, the IRI ENSO forecast suggests less than 40% of another El Nino developing over the next 12 months, with a neutral ENSO the most likely outcome.
To the west of Australia, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains strongly positive. All six international models maintain a strong positive event until the beginning of the summer.
The climate outlook for spring favours below average rainfall across the southern half, and in particular the eastern half of the continent. During Positive IODs, central and southeastern Australia tend to see a reduction in rainfall during the end of winter and spring due to a reduction of moisture streaming from the northwest.
On the other hand, far southern Victoria and western Tasmania could see above average rainfall during this period as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) over Antarctica looks to enhance the negative phase of the southern annular mode (SAM) over the coming months.

Issue Notes

The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are five main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, eastern Australia, the south Pacific, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Summary:

Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 3 October to 7 October, 12 October to 16 October, and 18 October to 22 October. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 8 October to 12 October.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 26 September to 30 September, 10 October to 14 October, and 14 October to 18 October.

Bowen Rain Forecast

Bowen 12-month Rainfall Forecast

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

2019

2020

3

5

5

6

4

5

5

10

7

8

9

8

10

5

0

1

2 - 3

4 - 7

8 - 9

10

Well below normal

Below normal

Near normal

Above normal

Well above normal

Issue Notes - Issued Sep 10

ENSO status: Neutral
IOD status: Positive
Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) continued the cooling trend over the central Pacific during August, with areas in the eastern equatorial Pacific exhibiting below average temperatures for the first time in about two years.
The Nino3.4 index lingered between 0.2 and 0.1 through the month of August. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a value of -4.4 during the past month, which remains in neutral territory.
Current consensus suggests warmer than average SSTs will persist across the equatorial Pacific Ocean through the austral spring, but well within neutral values. Although, three out of eight international models maintain a slightly warmer than average Pacific Ocean through the end of 2019, none of these are likely to reach El Nino thresholds during the 2019/2020 summer. Moreover, the IRI ENSO forecast suggests less than 40% of another El Nino developing over the next 12 months, with a neutral ENSO the most likely outcome.
To the west of Australia, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains strongly positive. All six international models maintain a strong positive event until the beginning of the summer.
The climate outlook for spring favours below average rainfall across the southern half, and in particular the eastern half of the continent. During Positive IODs, central and southeastern Australia tend to see a reduction in rainfall during the end of winter and spring due to a reduction of moisture streaming from the northwest.
On the other hand, far southern Victoria and western Tasmania could see above average rainfall during this period as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) over Antarctica looks to enhance the negative phase of the southern annular mode (SAM) over the coming months.